St. Paul school board rejects Hmong parents’ plan to ease overcrowding at popular school
The St. Paul school board voted Thursday night against a plan that would split the district’s Hmong language and culture program to ease overcrowding. Jim Vue, the district’s only Hmong school board member, was the only vote in favor of the proposal. Instead, the board voted to add...
Flu strain that historically hits elderly, children hard is back in Minnesota
A influenza strain with a history of hitting the elderly and children hard has returned to Minnesota, where 35 schools have reported outbreaks and at least one switched to online learning this week after 1 in 5 students turned up sick. Cleaners at the Math and Science Academy in Woodbury...
St. Paul issues cease-and-desist to stop ICE using city parking lots
The City of St. Paul has issued a cease-and-desist notice to the Department of Homeland Security to prevent Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from using city-owned parking lots to stage immigration raids. The city is demanding that DHS "immediately halts" the use of city-owned parking lots without permission...
Protestors march on Minneapolis’s Lake Street in opposition to ICE activities in the state
A number of Minneapolis residents have taken to the streets to protest ICE’s presence in Minnesota.
Riot Charge Filed After Gunfire Outside Saint Paul Bar
Felony charges were filed last week against a man accused of participating in a shootout near a Saint Paul bar in late October, with investigators linking his gun to shell casings at the scene. Brandon Deshone Johnson, 27, is charged in Ramsey County with second-degree riot while armed with a...
Suspects found guilty of 2023 Minneapolis murder
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office says two defendants, charged with first-degree murder, have been found guilty in Hennepin County Court.
Minneapolis Police Chief Warns ICE Actions Undermine Public Safety
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA — Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara publicly criticized federal immigration authorities this week, saying aggressive enforcement tactics are destabilizing the city’s Somali community and creating public safety risks following a tense confrontation between Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Fire damages church in Eagan; investigation underway
Investigators are working to learn the cause of a fire that damaged a church in Eagan, Minnesota, on Friday afternoon, city officials said.
Adams couple seeks answers after passenger allegedly brings knife on flight
ADAMS, Wis. (WSAW) - An Adams couple is asking for accountability from Southwest Airlines and the Transportation Security Administration after they say a passenger brought a knife onto their flight in November. Tammy and Scott Exner were returning home on Nov. 13 from a birthday trip to Reno, Nevada, when...
Thousands Could Lose Medicare Gap Coverage Next Month After Insurer Change
Around 2,500 people with Medicare Supplement policies could face coverage gaps.
